mattfarl said:

Hi all,

I recently bought a 56 plate punto grande from a local garage, visually the car is sound, with good low mileage. The only problem being was a big gash in the front near side alloy, although i wasnt too worried as they're cheap enough to replace.

after the test drive i decided to go ahead with the purchase. I drove it on the motorway and instantly I could tell the wheel bearing was dying, I took it back to the garage who then replaced the wheel bearing and CV joint free of charge. I noticed they swapped around the bad alloy for the nearside rear. When returning home from the garage I tested it on the motorway to make sure it was all fixed, but when getting to motorway speeds the dash lit up like a christmas tree, with the ABS light Powersteering light and handbrake light all showing, although this didnt seem to be effecting the car in anyway its just annoying and worrying because the speedo dies and the digital display also shows EBD failure. This only happens when going motorway speeds, the rear tends to wobble and then the lights come on, has anyone else had this problem? or does anyone know the fix to it?

Im sorry if its already been posted, i just cant seem to find it anywhere.

Thanks in advance

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mattfarl said:

I could do, but hes saying its just because they've had the bearing out and "theres probably nothing we can do" however he said if you pay for the problem to be fixed, he'll reimburse me, and after it being in for a week for a wheel bearing, I'm trying to avoid that place like the plague.

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Jacob said:

Classic garage bull****. How can taking a wheel bearing otu effect the electrics so badly a week down the line?

Unless they get their arse in gear and sort it ASAP, personally I'd try and return the car for a refund, I know that's the last thing anyone wants to do with their shiny new car but if it's a lemon and the garage is already being funny with you at this stage it might end up being trouble in the long run :/

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DGPunto said:

Agree with the take it back but absent that I'd be worried about the wobble - there's a wheel or bearing issue (could that be your bad wheel you refer to?). If my limited understanding is right the EBD issue can be linked to ABS assuming your GP has that which could therefore be linked to the bad rear wheel/wobble.

Other causes seem to be bad earths and water in the ECU both of which can afflict GPs unfortunately

Hopefully someone with more knowledge will pop by shortly to give you better thoughts

Also have you had it plugged into a scanner - there should be a fault registered

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